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Finishing Supervisor
Taylor Communications
Byron, MN, United States
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Position at Schmidt Printing, Inc.
POSITION TITLE: FINISHING SUPERVISOR
Schmidt Printing is seeking a Finishing Supervisor to develop and lead a customer focused, responsive and efficient Finishing Team. The Finishing Supervisor oversees our Finishing/Bindery area on assigned shift and must possess the ability to work and lead in a professional and effective manner in a fast-paced environment. The Finishing Supervisor supports our Sales and Operational efforts by providing solutions for new work types or Client expectations.
Shift Available
• Monday-Friday, 6:30am to 3:00pm Additional hours may be required to fulfill job requirements. Peak periods will require occasional evening/weekend hours.
Responsibilities Include:
• Develop initiatives that align the Finishing Department with the company’s long range plans, mission and goals.
• Maintain a good work climate through training, safety awareness, goal setting, process improvement, quality standards, production standards, discipline, and individual and department development.
• Develop and maintain a cohesive team who consistently work in collaboration with one another and other departments to meet customer requirements of quality, quantity and delivery.
• Dedicate time each work day to touch base with employees.
• Keep abreast of relevant technological changes for department.
• Evaluate Customer, Departmental and Employee needs and recommend new technologies.
• Evaluate processes and workflows for improvement opportunities and implement changes.
• Evaluate Employee training needs and facilitate training opportunities.
• Determine and monitor appropriate levels of staff for the Finishing/Bindery area.
• Develop and maintain production and quality standards for performance reviews.
• Periodically review the correct use of checklists.
• Communicate key accomplishments, important facts and performance metrics.
• Hold standup meetings daily or weekly as needed.
• Continuous process improvement is expected.
Minimum Qualifications:
• High School graduate or equivalent
• Prior supervisory or management experience.
• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing (preferably printing) workflow.
• Demonstrated skills in leadership, organization and problem solving.
• Excellent communicator, listener, negotiator, and facilitator.
• Ability to understand complex concepts and communicate across all levels of the company.
• Highly-motivated
• Must embrace change/risk and demonstrate a "whatever it takes" attitude.
• Must be experienced in MS Office suite.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Finishing/Bindery equipment and processes. Cutters, folders, stitching, etc…
• Experience with Variable Data Printing and processes.
• Solid understanding of the publishing industry, terminology, direct mail requirements and postal specifications
About Our Company
Our Total Rewards package of benefits and compensation reflects our bold commitment to creating opportunity and security for employees.
We offer a competitive base salary, and an attractive benefit package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K, incentive compensation plan, PTO (paid time off) and Holiday pay.
Schmidt is part of the Taylor Corporation family of companies, a forward-thinking organization that is uniquely positioned to recognize and capitalize on new opportunities. Our shared values and purpose of creating opportunity and security for our employees is at the core of everything we do. Taylor Corporation is one of the largest privately held companies in the U.S., as well as one of the top-10 providers of personalized communications in North America. Taylor’s more than 80 affiliated companies with 13,000+ employees are located across North America, China and Europe, and serve over half of the Fortune 500 companies and millions of small businesses and consumers.
Schmidt Printing provides unique, targeted and measurable digital and web-offset printing solutions to marketers across the country and around the world. Our customers range from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses in the direct marketing, retail, magazine publishing, events, franchise and healthcare vertical markets.
Schmidt Printing is located in Byron, Minnesota, just outside of Rochester, which was recently voted 6th in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade.